Blackness and the Arts

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Overview

Subject area

BLST

Catalog Number

34400

Course Title

Blackness and the Arts

Department(s)

Description

A study of the arts with attention to thinking about blackness as a political, historical, cultural, and artistic proposition. Considers how the idea of race is staged in the arts and the ways that theory can function as a tool for the study of the arts. This is a critical studies class where the objects of study will include literature, contemporary art, and music.

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

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Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule